Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-16
MRS EMMONS.
The Lady Accused of Being Insane
Testifies Again in Her Own Be-
half at Washington.
The Description of Her Trials and strus
giles and Protests at Being Incarcer-
ated Deeply Affecting.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l5.-The investiga-
ton as to the mental condition of Mrs.
Emmons was resumed to-day. Mrs. En-
mons resumed her story. She said when
she gave up her bathroom TO servants
her husband threatened to put her into
the lunatic asylum, and this frightened
her, for she saw by his manner that he
meant what he said. When her husband
went away that morning she sent at once
for James Lowndes, lawyer. She told
him of the circumstances, relating her
husbands correspondence with Phila-
delphia woman, and then placed The pa
pers in his hands. 81 told him." said
the witness, "that if 1 were mad or
dead or put in the lunatic
asylum he would have to vindicate
me before the world and put cut these
letters to show why | was confined.
When her husband came home she told
him what she had done. lie did not say
anything. but pulled his mustache vigor-
ously. Great laughter. Subsequently
her husband told her he wanted her to use
those letters to get divorce. She told
him she would do nothing
as long as his mother lived
to give her soTrGw. He then ordered
her TO get q divorce snd she said she
would He said he would give her
house on Vermont avenue, which was
already as much hers as his, and prom
ised her number of other things which
were already hers. "On one occasion"
continued the witness, CDR. 81 IS called
upon me, bringing that man, DR.. Kemp
ster, coDfound him. L, well won't
say, bat it is through him that Mr.. En-
mons has got into this mess. Either that or
Mr. EmmOnS is insane himself" This was
700 much for the gravity Of the audience
snd9lGughter broke out. In regard to "the
broken thermometer story the witness
said: az had had one for long tine and
was very sorry when it Was broken, Tor l
used to put 1t cut Of the window to see
how cold it Was and thus catch General
HGZen."
Great laughter greeted this sally, The
marshal laughing so harQ he could not
rap for order Tor some time.
Speaking Of the CHRIST child incident,
she said a little coiored boy, Arnold,
came TO where she was sitting and asked
when she was going TO light the tree. She
took the child upon her lap, and then this
shyster began asking her foolish Ques-
trees aud the German fable ebout the
Christ child. He said, GLOW can you en-
dure to be fond Of little niggGr?" She
said this child saves NE much, this is my
little Christ child, it saves me much, and
then commenced 10 bluff the stupid man
He had not wit enough to understand.
He did not even ask nae what | meant.
lie lust took it all in. She confined:
"That child did save me much and I
knew when l said it, because if l wanted
anything he would trOt down stairs and
tell his mother. He saved me in labor,
saved ne in work. | said it was my
Christmas child, for I got Christmas
tree upon his account or made him an
excuse for having the tree"
Here Mrs. Emmons looked straight ct
Mr.. Garrett and asked, "Does back rub
off from q clean negro child?" Then she
went on: "YOu said yes by nodding yonT
head. Does it? l say it does not. |
would like to know when people are dead
and have laid off their skins whether Isl
makes any difference 10 God whether
Aheir skins are black or vhite?"
- 600 ahead, "Isaid Mr.. Garnet, impa
tientlv.
"Thats q question:" said Mrs. En-
mons, "that ought to be answered by 8
BostUnian." Witness said Mr.. Emmons
had come to the house after the legal sep
aration Us she supposed it was. He
used to come to the basement door and
she told him if he came there ne must
come in the front door like others, and
send her card. He did not stay ell
night because she would not let him. He
came there and remained la'e. When She
spoke to him he sand, at is late now and
! do not want to be seen going out" |
said he could not stay, it would not be
proper thing He said ne could not go
| said, every ell, ; then I'll go to hotel"
He locked the door and | called up the
servants lie said to them, "Don't let her
go out"
~ suppose was insane then. Which
was the most Insane, l, who was IL my
own house, or he, who pushed his way in
there: ! took the key from him and I'M.
locked the door"
"Did he go:" asked MIR. Garnet.
eyes, he went,' said she, with laugh.
Mrs. EmmOns then sarcastically deS-
cribed her husbands solicitude about her
trip to Bloomingdale, and concluded by
declsriDg she was repeatedly drugged
with whisky, so that was comparatively
easy 30 get her into Bloomtngdale asylum.
Her touching description of her strug-
giles and protests against confinement
made deep impression upon the audi
enCe.